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United States Patent CONTROL MECHANISM FOR STACKER- CONVEYER SYSTEM Stanley M. Mercier, Bexley, Ohio, assignor to The etfrey Manufacturing (Zornpany, a corporation of Ohio ()ri al a plication September 18 1950, Serial No. gg tza mw Patent No. 2,734,542, dated February 14, 1956. Divided and this application April 23, 1953, Serial No. 350,596

7 Claims. (Cl. 198-233) This invention relates particularly to the control apparatus or system for a stacker-conveyer arrangement, and an object of the invention is to provide a control system which is very comprehensive in its coverage, yet extremely flexible and which will control automatically functions of the stacker and/ or associated conveyers.

Another object of the invention is to provide a stackerconveyer system in which the head section of the trailing conveyer to which the stacker is pivotally connected is provided with both slew and drift controls preferably for both front and rear bolsters, there further being bypass circuits for these controls.

Other objects of the invention will appear hereinafter, the novel features and combinations being set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic plan view showing one form of stacker-conveyer system or arrangement incorporatmg features of my invention;

Fig. 1a is a somewhat diagrammatic side elevational view of part of the stacker-conveyer seen in Fig. 1;

Fig. lb is a plan view of the head portion of the head section of the trailing conveyer showing particularly the bull ring connection between said head section of the trailing conveyer and the stacker boom, together with the associated control switches;

Fig. 1c is an elevational view, with parts broken away, of the structure shown in Fig. 1b, with some additional portion of the head section of the trailing conveyer also being shown;

Fig. id is a view in section, the section being taken substantially on line 1d-1d of Fig. 1a with parts omitted;

Fig. la is a plan view, with parts omitted, parts broken away and the other parts in section showing particularly the connection between the trailing conveyer head section frame and the front axle or axle assembly;

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the structure seen in la;

Fig. 1g is a view in section, the section being taken substantially on line 1g1g of Fig. 16 with certain parts omit-ted;

Fig. 111 is a side elevational view showing a tell-tale device which actuates control switches on the trailing conveyer head section frame;

Fig. 11' is a view of the tell-tale device, the view being taken substantially on line 1i1i of Fig. Hz, the view showing particularly control switches actuated by the telltale device;

Figs. 2 to 9, inclusive, go together tomake up a wiring diagram of one form of the control system embodying my invention, the complete system being illustrated by turning all the sheets of drawings sidewise and placing the even numbered drawings, one above the other, in numerical sequence, and the odd numbered drawings, one above the other, in numerical sequence, with the odd numbered drawings on the right hand side. The series starts with Figs. 2 and 3 in lateral alignment; and

2,764,278 Patented Sept. 25, 1956 Fig. 10 is a piping diagram of the hydraulic system provided for controlling the head section of the trailing conveyer.

This application is a division or": my application Serial No. 185,425, filed September 18, 1950, for Control Mechanism for a Stacker-conveyer System, now Patent No. 2,734,642, issued February 14, 1956'.

THE CONVEYER SYSTEM AND CERTAIN STRUCTURAL PARTS THEREOF Referring first to Fig. 1 of the drawings there is illustrated a stacker-conveyer system incorporating features of my invention which includes a stacker 20 having a boom S2 which at its rear end is pivotally connected to the front of the head section of a trailing conveyer or what may be called a mobile conveyer designated S1. The trailing or mobile conveyer S1 is fed by a dump conveyer D1 preferably through a feed hopper 21 having the construction disclosed in Patent No. 2,554,077, granted May 22, 1951, to Gust Weggurn.

The dump conveyer D1 is preferably ted by a main line conveyer M2 which as illustrated in the drawings is in turn fed by a main line conveyer M1. The general arrangement of the stacker 20 and the head section of the trailing conveyer as well as a number of the structural features of the trailing conveyer preferably follow the disclosure of my application, Serial No. 145,501, filed February 21, 1950, now Patent No. 2,684,750, issued July 27, 1954, and my application, Serial No. 215,499, file-d March 14, 1951, now Patent No. 2,642,984, dated June 23, 1953.

In addition to the structural features disclosed in said application there are certain structural features disclosed in Figs. 1b and 1c of the drawings which are significant in connection with the control system herein claimed. In Figs. 1b and 10 there is shown the front of the head section of the trailing conveyer S1 including the head pulley 22 and associated conveyer belt 23. As previously mentioned, the rear end of the stacker boom S2 is supported from the front end of the trailing conveyer head section S1 for swinging movement about an upright axis. This is efiected by mechanism disclosed in detail in my application, Serial No. 145,501, part of which is also shown in Figs. lb and 1c. This supporting mechanism includes a circular turntable supporting frame 24 having a pair of side brackets 25 by which it is pivotally mounted on the front end of the frame of the conveyer S1 by pivot means 26 which supports the frame 24 for swinging movement on a normally horizontal transversely extending axis. Hydraulic cylinder or jack adjusting means 27 interconnects the rear of the frame 24 and the frame of conveyer S1 for swinging movement of said frame 24 on said transverse axis.

Mounted for rotation relative to the frame 24 in a generally horizontal plane is a bull ring 28 which is provided with spaced rollers, disclosed in more detail in application, Serial No. 145,501, which bull ring is rigidly attached to the rear end of the stacker boom S2, as also disclosed more in detail in said application, Serial No. 145,501.

Of significance to the invention of this application is the fact that the vbull ring 228 carries a limit switch operating cam 29 which, as illustrated in Fig. lb of the drawings, is positioned as it would be with the stacker 20 extending straight forward in longitudinal alignment with the axis of the trailing conveyer section 81', as it is seen in Fig. 1a of the drawings. The frame 24 carries a pair of limit switches designated LS9 and L810, respectively, there being one on each side of said frame 24, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1b of the drawings. These limit switches LS9 and L810 are adjustably mounted on supporting brackets 30 which constitute part of the frame 3 24, providing for adjustment of their positions so that they may be actuated by varying angular swinging movement of the boom S2 from its straight-ahead position. The functions performed by the switches LS9 and LS10 are described in connection with the wiring diagram.

As illustrated in Fig. 1a of the drawings, the head section 211 of trailing conveyer S1 is positioned above the rails of a track 219 and is supported entirely independently thereof, with the trailing portion of said trailing cn veyer S1 being pulled along said rails 219 as the trailing conveyer S1 advances forwardly, between which intermittent forward movements the boom S2 swings through a desired arc to discharge dirt.

The frame 224 of head section S1 includes a pair of bolster and axle or axle frame assemblies 225 and 226 which are of similar construction, except for differences hereinafter mentioned. As clearly illustrated in Fig. 1d of the drawings, at the front end of the trailing conveyer head section 21 1 there is a bolster 227 comprising a transversely extending boxlike member built up of plates and angles welded together, as illustrated in Fig. lg of the drawings. The bolster 227 carries a leveling device 228 responsive to the transverse level of the head section 211, which device may be the leveling device shown and described in my abandoned application Serial No. 124,190, filed October 28, 1949, hereinafter referred to in more detail.

Adjacent the transverse center of the frame 224 the bolster 227 is provided with a heavy downwardly extending pivot or king pin 2'29 rigidly attached to the bolster 227 and providing a pivotal and sliding connection with a trunnion 230 (see Fig. lg) which provides a pivotal connection to the axle or axle frame 225 through forward and rearward cooperating bearings 231, this pivotal connection being along the longitudinal axis of the trailing conveyer head section 211 and being substantially horizontal.

As clearly illustrated in Fig. lg, the bottom of king pin 229 is journaled on an upright axis in the trunnion 230 so as to provide for relative swinging movement between frame 224 and the center of said axle 225. Furthermore, this pivotal connection provides for limited relative up and down or vertical movement between the king pin 229 and the trunnion 230 by virtue of the fact that the vertical dimension of the trunnion 230 at the pivot connection is less than the distance between top and bottom limit plates 232 and 233 carried by this interconnecting portion of said king pin 229 and trunnion 230. This vertical movement is provided so that under normal conditions the load on the front portion of head section 211 will be transmitted to the front axle or axle frame 225 through tilted controlling jacks 64 (see Fig. 1d). The rear axle or axle frame 226 preferably receives its load from the conveyer head section frame 224 directly through the rear king pin which is similar to king pin 22 9.

Extending upwardly from the central portion of the trunnion 230 is a cylindrical sleeve 235 to which a strap 236 is removably attached. The strap 236 carries control switches LS1'3 and LS14 having projecting operating levers adapted to be operated by angle brackets 239 carried by the axle frame 225. Angle brackets 239 are adapted to operate the switches L813 and LS1'4 selectively in any case where the relative tilt or angular movement of frame .224 with respect to the axle 225 on the longitudinal horizontal axis of trunnion 2'30 reaches a predetermined angle on either side of the right angle relation, as suggested by Fig, if of the drawings.

Above the strap 236 the sleeve 235 carries a disk-like plate 240 which on one side is provided with an adjustable projecting u'inger 241 (see Fig. lf) adapted selectively to operate forward switches LS1'1 and L812 carried by bolster 227, said switches L811 and L812 having operating levers adapted to be selectively operated by the finger 241 whenever the front axle frame 225 rotates in either of opposite directions through a predetermined angle from a position transversely of the longitudinal axis of the head section 211.-

The disk or plate 240 carries a rea-rwardly extending projecting plate 243 (Figs. 1a and 1g) adapted to abut the bottoms of a pair of spaced upright rods 244 mounted in side by side relation (see Fig. 1e) and which are mounted for vertical sliding movement by means clearly indicated in Fig. 1g of the drawings. Spring means 248 cooperate with the rods 244 to maintain their bottoms in contact with the plate 243.

Adjacent the bottoms'of these rods 244 there is a bracket 249 rigidly attached to said rods, upon which a Selsyn transmitter 87 is mounted. The rotor of transmitter 487 is operated by a cable 251, the opposite ends of which are attached to the plate 240 (see Fig. 12), which cable drives a pulley 252 keyed to the rotor shaft of transmitter 87. Angular movement of the axle assembly 225 about the upright axis of the king pin 229 therefore produces rotary motion of the rotor of transmitter 87 which is part of a telematic system, the receiver of which may be located adjacent an operators station thereby indicating the angular position of the front axle 225 relative to a true transverse position.

One of the rods 244 is also provided with a pair of stops 253 which operate lever operated switches L835 and LS36 Fig. lg) carried by a bracket 255 (-Fig. 12) attached to bolster 227. In case the king pin 229 moves to its lowermost position, as illustrated in 'Fig. 13, the

upper control switch D835 will be actuated. Should said king .pin 229 be elevated to its uppermost position relative to the trunnion 2 the lower switch L836 will be operated.

The structure shown in Figs. 1d, 16, 1, and 1g of the drawings and briefly described herein is shown and described in full detail in my copending application Serial No. 215,499, filed March 14, 1, for a Conveyer Apparatus and Supporting Mechanism Therefor, now Patent No. 2,642,984, dated June 23, 1953, which application is a division of my application Serial No. 145,501, above identified, which latter application is hereinafter further referred to.

The structure shown in Fig. 1h and Fig. li includes one of the tell-tale devices carried by the main frame 224 of head section 211 of trailing conveyer S1 (see Fig. 1) for controlling the operation of the crawler motors of the trailing conveyerSl in a manner more fully described hereinafter. This structure is described in full detail in my abandoned application Serial No. 145,502, filed February 211, 1950, for a Self-Propelled Conveyer Unit with Tell-Tale Steering Mechanism, and, therefore, is described only briefly here.

The main frame 224 of head section 211 of trailing conveyer S1 carries a pair of tell-tale devices 317 and 31 8, one adjacent the front bolster and axle assembly 225 and the other adjacent the rear bolster and axle as sembly 226 as indicated diagrammatically in Fig. l of the drawings. Since the tell-tale devices 317 and 318 are of the same construction it will suflice to describe tell-tale device 318. Said tell-tale device 318 includes a generally rectangular frame 319 pivotally mounted to the main frame 224 for adjustment on a transverse horizontal axis by a pivot means 320. The frame 319 includes a pair of similar side panel members and interconnecting cross and diagonal members including a pair of parallel cross shafts 321 and 322.

Slidable laterally of the main frame 224 and longitudinally of the axis of shafts 321 and 322 is a slide unit 323 including a pair of spaced upstanding side plates, between which there is a double flanged guide wheel 324 journaled on a cross thimble which is rigidly attached to the side plates of said slide unit 323 and which slides on the shaft 322. Said slide unit 323 also includes a switch actuating block 325 rigidly attached to a thimble which extends between said side plates of the slide unit 323 which slides along the shaft 321. The double flanged guide wheel 324 is adapted to ride on one of the rails 219 and shift the slide unit 32-3 laterally of the frames 224 and relative to the frame 319 of the tell-tale device 318 as dictated by the relative lateral position of the main frame 224 and the rail. 219 at the tell-tale location.

The tell-tale frame 319 also carries a pair of laterally spaced lower switches LS15 and LS16 having operating levers normally extending on opposite sides of the operating block 325 and adapted to be selectively operated thereby as the block 325 is moved laterally from its normal or neutral position, as illustrated in Fig. 1i of the drawings. .There is a second pair of upper control switches LS1 7 and LS18 which are spaced on opposite sides of the block 325, the operating levers of which are laterally outwardly of the operating levers of the switches L315 and LS16 as illustrated in Fig. 11' of the drawings. The switches L817 and L818 are operated when, and only when, the block 325 is moved laterally in one direction or another a greater extent than is required to operate a switch LS15 or LS16.

As illustrated in Fig. 1h, a cable 132% is preferably provided so that the tell-tale device 31 8 may be lifted from the rail 219, in which instance the automatic or tell-tale control of the steering is eliminated.

WIRING DIAGR-A MGENERAL Figs. 2 to 9, inclusive, of the drawings, when placed as above indicated, disclose the essential portion of the wiring system including features of my invention. In general three-phase power is supplied for the various motors and single phase power is supplied for the various control relays, solenoids, etc. The three-phase power is provided by means of three power lines L1, L2 and L3 which are connected to a primary source of power through a disconnect switch, as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. Single phase control voltage is delivered to the various relays, solenoids, etc., by means of parallel buss bars or control lines B1, B2 (Figs. 2, 4, 6 and -8), B3 and B4i(Figs. 3, 5, 7 and 9).

-To place the stacker-conveyer in operation the first thing that is done is to close the normally open push button start switch 31 seen on Fig. 5 of the drawings. This energizes relay MR over an obvious circuit. Relay MR upon energizing closes the circuit to motor 32 which is energized from lines L1, L2 and L3 through a manual disconnect switch which will, of course, be closed when the unit is in operation. Motor 32 drives the hydraulic pump 33 of the hydraulic system which is disclosed in Fig. of the drawings.

The fourth contact of the relay MR closes an obvious hold-in circuit therefor through normally closed stop switch 34. It also closes a circuit through said normally closed stop switch 34 to the primary of a transformer 35 (see top of Fig. 7) by way of a branch line or conduoton 36. The secondary of transformer 35 leads to and thus energizes lines P4 and P8 Fig. 7). The bottom contacts of the relay MR control circuits which will be described hereinafter.

Upon the energization of lines P4 and P8 (Fig. 7) relay R7 will be immediately energized, providing normally closed switches L829, L530, L833 and LS34 are closed. L829 and LS30 are the high and low control switches, respectively, in the transverse level control unit 228 mounted on the front transverse bolster 227 of the head section 211 of the trailing conveyer S1 (see Fig. 1d). These switches correspond, for example, to the switches 54 and 55 seen in Fig. 5 of the drawings of my application, Serial No. 124,190, filed October 28, 1949, and now abandoned. They are both normally closed so long as the head section of the trailing conveyer, and consequently the stacker boom S2, are trans versely level within the limits of the leveling apparatus 228.

Switches L833 and L834 are the high and low switches, respectively, of the leveling device on the turntable 24, such leveling device being shown, for example, at 212 in Fig. 1c of the drawings. These switches are normally closed so long as said turntable 2 4 is level along a plane extending longitudinally of the trailing conveyer head section 81. In other words, if the stacker boom and the turntable, as well as the head section of the trailing conveyer, are level, relay R7 will operate. *If not, one of the switches L829 or LS30 in leveling device 212 or one of the switches L833 or L834 in leveling device 228 will be open, in which case relay R7 will not be energized when lines P4 and P8 are energized, in which case a bell or buzzer 37 (see Fig. 7) located in the operators cab will be energized, indicating that one of said switches is open.

START AND CONTROL OF CONVEYER BELTS With relays MR (Fig. 5) and R7 (Fig. 7) closed we are now ready to start the belt of the stacker 20 by energizing the belt driving motor 8 thereof. Relay S28 (Fig. 6) is energized by closing the start switch 38 which closes the circuit through said relay which extends from energized line B2 to energized line B1 as follows: One side of the solenoid or coil of relay S28 is directly connected to line B2. The other side extends over an obvious conductor to switch 33, which is now closed, through nor-mally closed stop switch 39 to conductor 40 which extends through the lower contacts of relay R7 (Fig. 7), then upwardly through the lower contacts of relay MR (Fig. 5 The continuation of the circuit through the lower contacts of relay MR is by conductor 41 (Fig. 5) which extends to Fig. 7 and thence to Fig. 6 through the normally closed contacts of a maintenance switch 42, thence through the normally closed contacts of an emergency stop switch 43 to the line B1. It may be stated that the emergency stop switch 43 is on the belt gangway of the boom S2 so that it can be operated to stop the belt by an operator or repairman who may be working on said gang-way. The maintenance switch 42 will remain in whichever position it is thrown, but normally is in the posit-ion illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings.

It is obvious from the above description that conductors 40 and 41 are effectively connected together when and only when both relays MR (Fig. 5) and R7 (Fig. 7) are energized. Relay S25 on energizing closes a hold-in circuit through its upper contacts which by-passes the start switch 38 but includes the rest of the energizing circuit above described. At its second contacts relay S2S energizes relay S21 (Fig. 6), one side of the said second contactsbeing connected directly to line B1, the other side extending through a somewhat circuitous path to the coil of relay S21, the other side of said coil extending directly to line B2. The upper contacts of relay S21 provide a hold-in circuit therefor which extends through the second contacts of relay $28 or the second contacts of relay $2M in parallel, one side of each of which contacts is connected with line B1. Relay S21 will therefore be energized whenever relay $25 or relay S2M is energized.

Relay S21 on being energized closes the circuit to motor 8 over its lower contacts, energy from said motor being derived over obvious conductors from the lines L1, L2 and L3 under the control of a disconnect switch. The lower contacts of the relay S2S provide an interlock between this relay which controls motor 8 of the stacker 20 with the driving motor or motors of the conveyer on the head section S1 of the trailing conveyer. The relay 823 may be de-energ-ized and thus stop the motor 8 by opening the normally closed stop switch 39 which would de-energize it and also de-energize relay S21 unless the relay SZM is energized, as now to be described.

In case it is desired to operate the conveyer belt of the boom, or, in other words, to drive the motor 8 without starting the entire system, for example, for maintenance purposes, start switch 44 is closed (Fig. 6) which energizes relay S2M, one side of which is connected directly 7 to line B2, the circuit extending from switch 44 through the normally closed contacts of inch switch 45, the normally closed contacts of stop switch. 46, the normally open contacts of maintenance switch 42 which are now closed, and the normally closed contacts of emergency switch 43 to line B1. The upper contacts of relay $2M provide a hold-in circuit which by-passes the start switch 44, the circuit otherwise being the same as above described. The second contacts of relay $2M are in parallel with the second contacts of relay S25 and consequently energize relay S21 in substantially the same way it was energized by said second contacts of relay S25. This will start the motor 8 and maintain it in operation until stop switch 46 is opened to drop out relays 82M and S21.

It is also possible to energize relay S21 momentarily, and thus energize the motor 8 momentarily to inch it along for repair or inspection purposes by controlling the said relay S21 direct. This is efiected by closing the normally open contacts of inch switch 45 which extends the line B1 through switches 43, now closed but normally open contacts of maintenance switch 42, normally closed stop switch 46, and the lower normally open but now closed contacts of inch switch 45 to one side of the coil of relay S21, the other side being permanently and directly connected to line B2. Relay S21 will be energized under these circumstances only so long as the inch switch 45 is held with its lower contacts closed. It is, of course, evident that relay S21 controls motor 8 direct, and motor 8 will always run when relay S21 is energized, providing its disconnect switch is closed and there is power on the lines L1, L2 and L3.

As previously mentioned, the lower contacts of relay 325 (Fig. 6) provide an interlock requiring that this relay be energized and thus the belt of the stacker 20 be in operation before the belt 23 of the trailing conveyer can be started. The lower contacts of said relay SZS upon closing energize relay S1S (Fig. 8), one side of which is connected directly to line E2, the other side of which eX- tends through normally closed contacts of a maintenance switch 47 which will stay in any position to which it is adjusted, the circuit extending through the normally closed contacts of emergency stop switch 43 to the line B1. Emergency stop switch 43 is available to an operator or maintenance man on the head section S1.

Relay SIS (Fig. 8) on energizing energizes relay 81A over an obvious circuit through its upper contacts. Relay SIA in turn energizes relay S11 over an obvious circuit. Relay S11 upon energizing energizes motors 9 and 10 or either of them alone, assuming their common disconnect switch is closed. If their individual disconnect switches are both closed both motors 9 and 10 will energize. If either of said individual disconnect switches is open, of course, the particular motor disconnected will not be energized. The two motors 9 and 10 are preferably provided for driving the belt 23. In practice one of them has been made a 125 horsepower motor, the other a 30 horsepower motor.

For maintenance purposes the maintenance switch 47 is switched from the position illustrated to one in which its lower contacts are closed. Under these circumstances relay S1M may be energized independently of relay S18 byclosing the normally open start switch 49. Relay SIM has a hold-in circuit which by-passes the start switch 49 and extends through its upper contacts. Its lower contacts energize SlA over an obvious circuit. It may be de-energized by opening the normally closed stop switch 50. An inch switch 51 is provided similar in function to the inch switch 45, except, of course, it controls motors 9 and 10, while the inch switch 45 controls motor 8.

When the normally open contacts of inch switch 51 are closed and the maintenance switch is in the maintenance position relay S1A will be energized over an obvious circuit so long as inch switch 51 is maintained closed, it, like inch switch 45, being the push button type and biased to the positions illustrated in Figs. 6 and 8 of the drawings. Relay SlA when energized energizes relay S11 which controls the motors 9 and/ or 10 as above set forth.

The lower contacts of relay S18 (Fig. 8) provide the interlock to insure that the motors of the dump conveyer D1 start after the trailing conveyer S1 has been started. Said lower contacts of relay 51S energize relay D18, one side of which is connected to the line B2, the other side extending through maintenance switch 52 and emergency stop switch 53 to the line B1. The upper contacts of relay D1S on closing energize relay D1A over an obvious circuit, the lower contacts extending the interlock to subsequent controls, as hereinafter described.

Relay D1A energizes relay D11 over an obvious circuit which in turn energizes the motors 13 and/or 14 in a manner obvious from the above description of the operation of motors 9 and 1t Motors 13 and 14 are the driving motors for the dump conveyer D1. In addition to the automatic interlock control of these motors, as above described, they may be operated individually and continuously by reversing the maintenance switch 52 and controlling the relay DIM through its start switch 54 and its normally closed stop switch 55, said relay DlM being provided with upper hold-in contacts which by-pass the start switch 54. The lower contacts of relay D1M energize relay D1A which in turn energize relay D11 to energize motors 13 and 14.

The inch control for the motors 13 and 14 is provided by inch switch 56 which energizes D1A direct so long as said inch switch 56 is closed and the maintenance switch 52 is in the maintenance position. The maintenance and inch controls for the relays D1A and D11 are substantially the same as those above described for relays 81A and S11.

As above mentioned, the lower contacts of relay DIS (Fig. 8) provides the interlock with the controls for the motors 11 and 12 on the main line conveyer M2, said lower contacts controlling conductors 57 and 515 which extend to Fig. 9, the first leading to relay M2S, the other to the normally closed contacts of maintenance switch 59 and then to line B3 through emergency stop switch 6%.

One side of relay M28 is connected directly to the line B4. At its upper contacts relay M28 energizes relay M2A over an obvious circuit. Relay M25 at its lower contacts provides interlock to the driving motors 15 and 16 of main line conveyor M1, as hereinafter described.

Relay M2A on energizing energizes relay M22 which controls the motors 11 and/or 12 in a manner obvious from the above description of the control of motors 9 and 10, 13 and 14. Maintenance control relay MZM with its hold-in circuit is provided to control relay M2A and relay M2A may be directly controlled through an inc switch, the control being obvious in view of the above description of the operation of maintenance relays 81M and DIM.

The lower contacts of relay MZS upon energizing will energize relay M1S over an obvious circuit which includes the normally closed contacts of maintenance switch 61 and the normally closed contacts of emergency switch 62. Relay MlS on energizing energizes relay M1A over an obvious circuit which in turn energizes relay M11 over an obvious circuit which connects M1 conveyer drive motors 15 and/ or 16 to the power lines L1, L2 and L3. Relay M1A may be controlled by the maintenance relay MIM provided with a hold circuit and controlled through the maintenance switch 61 and appropriate start and stop switches in a manner which is obvious in view of the above description of the control for maintenance relays 81M and D1M. Likewise, relay MIA may be controlled direct by an inc switch, the control being obvious in of inch switches 51 and 56.

From the above description it is obvious that the driving motors for the conveyers M1, M2, D1, 81 and 20 are all interlocked and during the normal operation they can only be started in the proper sequence, with each leading belt starting before a trailing belt starts. Furthermore, if any leading belt stops, all subsequent belts will stop, while all preceding belts will continue to run. Provision is made, however, in each instance for a maintenance operation of each belt independently of each other belt, but this is only a temporary condition, and the switches are so thrown that during normal operation the interlock is provided. Inching operation is also provided for each belt; that is, it may be inched or driven forward for a short distance only so long as a push button or other switch is maintained closed. This provides great flexibility of operation of the system and one in which during normal working operations the several conveyors, one feeding the other, are interlocked so that in case of any breakdown and stoppage of any belt those belts which feed it will be automatically stopped while those belts that feed from it will continue to operate and discharge material. This will prevent any building up of material on a belt in case any such belt should be stopped during operation.

It may be stated that in the interest of simplifying what is inherently a complicated circuit any overload protecting devices and signals which are not essential features or parts of the invention herein claimed have not been illustrated in the wiring diagram.

With the electrical system operated as above described the system will be in that condition wherein all of the belts or conveyers are running and it is ready to receive material any place along the main line conveyer and discharge it over the head or discharge end of the stacker 20. In other words, the conveyer system is in operation and material may be fed to the main line conveyer, such as the main line conveyer M1, in any desired manner.

LEVEL PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT As previously described, the limit switches L829, L830, L833, L834 (Fig. 7) are normally closed so long as the head section 81 and the turntable 24 are level. Should either become out of level in either direction and any of said switches open, relay R7 (Fig. 7) will be de-energized which will sound the alarm 37 in the cab and which at its lower cont-acts will break the hold-in circuit for relay 828 (Fig. 6), thus de-energizing it. Relay 828 on de-energizing will de-energize the entire system and stop all of the conveyer motors since the energization of all of these motors is dependent upon the energization of relay S28. If this condition occurs it will be necessary to level the apparatus so that all of the switches L829, L830, L833 and L834 (Fig. 7) are closed, whereupon the belts can be started up again only by a manual operation involving the closing of start switch 38 (Fig.

6) which will re-energize relay 828, starting up the conveyer motors in sequence as above described.

LEVEL CONTROL SWITCHES AND VALVES ACTUATED THEREBY As previously described, limit switches L829 and L830 (Fig. 7) are actuated by a leveling instrument 228 (Fig. 1d) on the front bolster 227 of the head section 81. There is another and similar level measuring device, not shown, mounted thereon, which follows the construction of the device 228 and 26 of my said abandoned application, Serial No. 124,190, which includes a high limit switch L827 (Fig. 7) and a low limit switch L828. Limit switches L827 and L828 are adjusted so that they respond to a lesser tilting of said bolster to actuate them than is required to actuate the corresponding limit switches L829 and L830 respectively.

As also previously described, limit switches L833 and L834 are actuated by the leveling instrument 212 on the turntable 24 (Fig. 1c). There is another and similar level measuring device mounted thereon which also follows the construction of the device 212 and the device 2 6 of my said abandoned application, Serial No. 124,190, which includes a high limit switch L831 and a low? limit switch L832. Limit switches L831 and L832 are adjusted so that they respond to a lesser tilting of said turntable 24 to actuate them than is required to actuate the corresponding limit switches L833 and L834, respectively. In other words, limit switches L827, L828, L831 and L832 are level correcting controlling switches, while limit switches L829, L830, L833 and L834 are level controlled protecting or shut-down limit switches.

If the head section 81 gets out of transverse level enough to close limit switch L827 (Fig. 7) its normally open contacts will be closed and energize relay R1. One side of relay R1 is connected directly to energized line P8, the other side extending, under the conditions indicated, through the closed contacts of limit switch L827, then over an obvious conductor to the upper normally closed contacts of relay R4, then over the upper normally closed contacts of relay R3 to the line P4.

Relay R1 on energizing energizes solenoid 810 over its lower contacts. Solenoid 810 on operating controls a four-way valve 63 (Fig. 10) to expand the left-hand leveling cylinder 64. The leveling action will continue until the switch L827 (Fig. 7) is open to de-energize relay R1 and solenoid 810.

If the head section 81 gets out of transverse level in the opposite direction enough to close the normally open contacts of limit switch L828 (Fig. 7), relay R2 will be energized over the normally closed upper contacts of relays R3 and R4, the circuit extending from lines P8 to P4. Relay R2 on energizing energizes solenoid 820 through its lower contacts over an obvious circuit. 8olenoid 82.0 (Fig. 10) on being energized expands the righthand leveling cylinder 64 which corresponds with the right-hand cylinder 56 shown in Fig. 3 of my said application, Serial No. 145,501, to correct the leveling of the head section 81.

The upper normally closed contacts of relays R1 and R2 provide an interlock between these relays and relays R3 and R4 so that neither of the relays R3 or R4 can operate while either relay R1 or R2 is in operation. Likewise, the upper normally closed contacts of relays R3 and R4 provide an interlock with relays R1 and R2 so that if either relay R3 or R4 is operated neither of the relays R1 or R2 can be operated.

If the turntable 24 becomes out of level in a direction suffieient to operate limit switch L831, relay R3 will be energized over an obvious circuit including the normally closed upper contacts of relays R1 and R2. Upon being energized relay R3 will energize solenoid 83 over its lower contacts. Solenoid 83 upon being energized will actuate a four-way valve 65 (Fig. 10) to expand the leveling cylinder or jack 27 (Fig. 10).

If the turntable 24 becomes out of level in the opposite direction an amount suflicient to close the normally open contacts of limit switch L832, relay R4 will be energized over an obvious circuit including the upper normally closed contacts of relays R1 and R2. Relay R4 on being energized energizes solenoid 84 over its lower contacts. Solenoid 84 011 being energized will control the four-way valve 65 (Fig. 10) so as to contract the cylinder or hydraulic jack 27.

Automatic means are provided to adjust the jacks or cylinders 64 so as to maintain the head section frame within a predetermined range of elevation with respect to said front axle. This includes the two limit switches designated L835 and L836 in Fig. 1g of the drawings.

As said main frame reaches such an elevation as to close the normally open contacts of limit switch L835, relay IRS will be energized over an obvious circuit which will energize solenoid 85 .over an obvious circuit. Solenoi'd 85 upon being energized will control a four-way valve 66 (see Fig. 10) to drain hydraulic fluid from the 11 two leveling cylinders 64 :and thus lower the frame of the head section S1 until the normally open contacts of limit switch LS35 are again opened, de-energizing relay R and solenoid S5.

If the said frame S1 is too low relative to the front axle th normally open contacts of limit switch L836 will close, energizing relay R6 over an obvious circuit which includes the normally closed intermediate contacts of relays R1, R3, R2 and R4, thus insuring that relay R6 is only energized when all of said relays R1, R2, R3 and R4 are de-energized. Relay R6 upon energizing energizes solenoid S6 which will control valve 66 (Fig. to deliver oil under pressure to the two cylinders 64 in parallel which will raise the frame of head section S1 until the normally open contacts of limit switch L536 are again opened.

Attention is now directed particularly to Fig. 10 of the drawings and to the hydraulic circuit which was described in part above and which will now be described in more detail. Said hydraulic circuit includes a pump 33 which supplies hydraulic fluid under relatively high pressure to a pressure or feed line 67, also being provided with a pressure relief valve 68. When th solenoid S10 was operated as above described it functioned to deliver hydraulic fluid under pressure from the pressure line 67 to a cylinder or jack line 69 which in one branch includes a check valve 70 preventing flow of hydraulic fluid through the line 69 away from the cylinder 64, but permitting flow of said hydraulic fluid through said line 69 to said cylinder 64.

Thus when solenoid S10 is energized the leveling jack or cylinder 64 will be contracted and hydraulic fluid on the head end thereof will be forced through a line 71 to the head end of the right-hand leveling cylinder 64. Since the line 71 is blocked under these conditions by the valve 66 the hydraulic fluid will necessarily expand the right-hand leveling cylinder 64. Fluid from the piston rod sid of said right-hand cylinder 64 will flow through a line 72. Since line 72 includes a check valve 73, similar to the check valve 70, this reverse flow of hydraulic fluid cannot flow through it, but it will flow through a by-pass pressure relief valve 74. A drain line 75 will drain this reverse flow of hydraulic fluid from the valve 63 to a tank associated with the pump 33.

The check valve 70 has pressure relief valve 76 bypassing it, the function of which is to permit reverse flow of hydraulic fluid through the line 69 when the solenoid S20 is operated. The line 71 which has parallel branches from the four-way valve 66 leading to the heads of the two leveling cylinders 64 has shut-ofl needle valves 77 therein which are normally open but which may be closed to prevent any seepage of fluid through the valve 66 in case the unit is shut down over-night or the like.

The relief valves 74 and 76 function to prevent wind or the like creating sufficient pressure differential between the two leveling cylinders 64 to force the head section S1 out of transverse level. However, they are set so that when hydraulic fluid is delivered to one of the lines 69 or 72 they will open to permit leveling "adjustment of the cylinders 64.

If the solenoid S6 is actuated as aforesaid hydraulic fluid from the pressure line 67 will be delivered to the line 71 and expand the tacks or leveling cylinders 64. If solenoid S5 is energized as aforesaid the line 71 will be connected to the drain line 75 to drain hydraulic fluid from the cylinders 64 and lower the frame S1.

If the solenoid S3 is energized as aforesaid the valve 65 will be controlled to deliver hydraulic fluid to the head end of the cylinder 27 through a pressure operated check valve '78 and a shut-off valve 7?. Shut-off valve '79 may be closed overnight to prevent leakage of fluid past the valve 65 when the pump 33, for example, is idle. Check valve 78 operates to permit free flow of fluid from the pressure or feed line 67 to the head end 12 of the cylinder 27 when solenoid S3 is energized, but normally prevents a reverse flow of fluid therethrough. If solenoid S4 is energized hydraulic fluid will flow from the pressure line 67 through line 80 to the piston rod end of the cylinder 27. It will also supply pressure over a branch line to the check valve 78 which will open said check valve and permit the reverse flow of fluid from the cylinder 27 through the valve 65 into the drain line 75.

CONTROL OF STACKER BOOM SWINGING CRAWLERS Limit switch LS6 (Fig. 4) is controlled by the angularity between the mast on the tractor and the boom frame. It may, for example, follow the disclosure of my Patent No. 2,632,558, dated March 24, 1953, and be in the form of the switch 41, 42, 43 or the switch 75.

Limit switches LS3 and LS4 (Figs. 1a and 6) are controlled by reverse rectilinear travel of the truck on top of the tractor mast relative to the boom S2 and may correspond, for example, with the switches 30 seen in Fig. 3 of my said Patent No. 2,632,558.

Limit switch LS9 (Figs. 1b and 2) is operated by extreme right swing of the boom S2, and limit switch L810 (Figs. lb, 1c and 2) is operated by extreme left swing of the boom S2. Under normal conditions limit switches LS9 and L510 will be closed and relays 7GB. and 6CR energized over an obvious circuit.

Assuming that limit switch LS6 (Figs. lb and 4) is closed (no undesirable tilt of tractor mast present), relay 8CR (Pig. 2) will be energized over an obvious circuit. With limit switches LS3 and LS4 (Figs. 1b and 6) closed, relay SCR (Fig. 2) will be energized over an obvious circuit.

Under these normal conditions the system is conditioned for the operation of the two motors 5 and 6 (Fig. l) which drive the outer and inner crawler, respectively, of the tractor for the stacker 20, which tractor may in general follow the construction of my said Patent No. 2,632,558, it being understood that each of the crawlers is provided with an individual driving motor.

With relays 8CR and SCR (Fig. 2) energized, the two crawler motors 5 (Figs. 1 and 6) and 6 (Figs. 1 and 5) may be energized as follows: Upon closing the forward push button switch 81 (Fig. 6) relay 5F (Fig. 6) will be energized over the following circuit: from line B2 to one side of the coil of relay 5F, thence through the normally closed intermediate contacts of relay 5R, thence by a conductor82 across Fig. 4 to Fig. 2 over the now closed third contacts of relay 6CR, thence by a conductor 83 which extends across Fig. 4 to switch 31 which is temporarily closed, thence through stop switch 34 through conductor 85 which extends across Fig. 4 to Fig. 2 and across the now closed lower contacts of relay SCR, thence along an extension of conductor 85 to the now closed lower contacts of relay SCR to line B1.

Relay 5F (Fig. 6) on energizing energizes relay 55F (Fig. 6) over its lower contacts through an obvious circuit which extends through limit switch LS3 and 21 normally closed stop switch 86. Limit switch LS8 is operated essentially in the same manner that limit switch LS4 is operated, but it is operated prior to the operation of limit switch LS4, that is, limit switch LS8 is operated by the truck at the top of the boom tractor mast when said truck reaches a predetermined inner position relative to said boom. When this normally closed limit switch LS3 is open it disables relays 55F and 55R and makes it impossible to run motor 5 which drives the outside crawler of the boom tractor (Figs. 1 and 6). Limit switch LS8 will not ordinarily be allowed to open because the trucl; on top of the tractor mast which supports the boom is provided with the Selsyn transmitter 87, the receiver of which is placed in the operators cab so as to indicate to the operator at all times the position of said truck relative to the longitudinal axis of said boom. This Selsyn system including the transmitter 87 and a receiver 88, which 13 is of general standard design, is illustrated in Fig. of the drawings.

Relay 5F when energized as above set forth provides a hold-in circuit through its normally open upper contacts which shunt the push button 81. Relay 55F when energized as above set forth closes an obvious circuit to the traction motor 5 for the front crawler of the boom truck, assuming that its disconnect switch is closed. This power circuit which extends to the lines L1, L2 and L3 is clearly illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings. To stop the motor 5 the normally closed stop button 84 is opened which deenergizes relay 5F which in turn opens the circuit and deenergizes relay 55F.

If the reverse push button switch 89 (Fig. 6) is closed, relay SR is energized over a circuit which extends from line 132 to the coil of relay 5R, then through the intermediate normally closed contacts of relay 5F, which provides an interlock with this relay, then to conductor 98 which extends across Fig. 4 to Fig. 2 and through the now closed third contacts of relay 7R, the circuit continuing by way of conductor 91 across Fig. 4 to Fig. 6 through the momentarily closed reverse switch 89 and then to the normally closed stop switch 84 and over the circuit previously described for the operation of relay 5F. Relay 5R closes a hold-in circuit which by-passes the switch 89, the hold-in circuit including its upper contacts. At its lower contacts relay 5R closes an obvious circuit to motor reversing relay 55R through limit switch LS8 and stop switch 86.

Reversing relay 55R reverses the connections to the motor 5 as compared with those of relay 55F to drive the front tractor crawler in the reverse direction. It may be noted that if limit switch LS8 should be actuated it will drop out relay 55F or 55R, whichever is energized, without releasing relay 5F or SR.

To start the crawler motor 6 for the inner crawler of the stacker tractor (Fig. 1 and Fig. 5) relay 6F (Fig. 5) is energized over a circuit which extends from line B4 to the coil thereof, then through the normally closed interlocking upper contacts of reversing relay 6R to conductor 92 which extends across Fig. 3 to Fig. 2 to the now closed lower contacts of relay 6CR (Fig. 2), then by conductor 93 which extends across Fig. 3 to Fig. 5, then through forward push button switch 94 (Fig. 5) and normally closed stop switch 95, then by conductor 96 to Fig. 3, thence to Fig. 2, across the lower contacts of relay 8CR which are now closed, thence by previously described conductor 85 through the lower now closed contacts of relay SCR (Fig. 2), thence to the other line B1.

Relay 6F on energizing opens its normally closed upper contacts which provides the interlock with relay 6R. Its intermediate contacts upon closing provide a hold-in circuit in that they by-pass push button switch 94. The lower contacts of relay 6F energize relay 65F over an obvious circuit including limit switch LS7 and stop switch 97. Limit switch LS7 is comparable with limit switch LS8 of Fig. 6, except that. it is operated when the truck on top of the boom tractor mast has reached its outer extreme limit. Relay 65F on energizing closes an obvious circuit to energize traction motor 6.

To effectuate reverse operation of the traction motor 6 of Fig. 5, relay 6R is energized over a circuit which extends from line B4 to the coil thereof, thence over the normally closed upper contacts of relay 6F, then by conductor 98 to Fig. 3 which extends to the now closed lower contacts of relay 7CR (Fig. 2). Conductor 99 extends from said contacts to Fig. 3, then through the reversing switch 100, then through stop switch 95 to conductor 96 which is connected to a line B1 as above described.

Relay 6R on energizing opens its upper interlocking contacts for relay 6F. Its intermediate contacts close to provide a hold-in bypass circuit for the reversing switch 109. Its lower contacts close to energize reversing re- 14 lays 65R over an obvious circuit including limit switch LS7 and stop switch 97.

BOOM LIMIT SWITCHES, ETC.

Limit switch L810 (Figs. 1b, 1c and 2) is opened only when the boom S2 reaches its extreme left-hand position as viewed in Fig. 1. When closed as it normally is it energizes relay 6CR (Fig. 2) direct. When open, relay 6CR drops out and prevents energization of relays SF (Fig. 6) and 6F (Fig. 5), thus preventing forward movement of either of the motors 5 or 6 (Figs. 6 and 5, respectively). It does not prevent reverse movement of these motors.

Limit switch LS9 (Figs. 1b and 2) controls relay 7CR direct. Said limit switch LS9 is closed unless the boom S2 has reached its extreme right position of swing, as viewed in Fig. 1. When relay 7CR is de-energized, relays SR (Fig. 6) and 6R (Fig. 5) cannot be energized, and reverse movement of the motors 5 and 6 is prevented. Forward movement of said motors is not affected by this limit switch.

Limit switch LS6 (Fig. 4), which is controlled by the truck pedestal tilt, controls relay 8CR (Fig. 2) direct.

Relay 8CR when energized disables relays 5F and SR (Fig. 6) and 6F and 6R (Fig. 5), making all normal operation of the motors 5 (Fig. 6) and 6 (Fig. 5) impossible and, in fact, making operation of the crawler motors 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the head section S1 impossible, as hereinafter described more completely.

Limit switches LS3 and LS4 (Fig. 6) are in series and are operated on opposite extreme movements of the truck on top of the tractor mast, which truck supports the boom S2. When either of these switches is opened, re-. lay SCR (Fig. 2) is disabled, thus preventing the energization of relays SP or SR (Fig. 6) or relays 6F or 6K (Fig. 5) and makes all normal operation of tractor crawler motors 5 and 6 impossible, as well as making impossible the operation of head section crawler motors 1, 2, 3 and 4 as hereinafter described.

Limit switch LS7 (Fig. 5) is controlled by the outward travel of the truck on the tractor boom mast and is engaged prior to actuation of limit switch LS3. When open it disables forward and reversing relays 65F and 65R of motor 6 of the inner crawler of the boom tractor. Limit switch LS8 (Fig. 6) is similar to limit switch LS7 but on the opposite end and it disables forward and reverse relays 55F and 55R of motor 5, thus disabling the outer crawler motor of the boom tractor.

BY-PASS CIRCUITS FOR CERTAIN LIMIT SWITCHES To make possible a correcting operation and thus to operate the crawler motors 5 and 6, even though the tractor mast tilt switch LS6 has been opened or either of the tractor mast truck limit switches LS3 or LS4 have been opened, I provide by-pass circuits for them. Switch SWSW (Fig. 6) is a type of switch which when closed will remain closed until manually opened. Its upper contacts provide an obvious by-pass around limit switch LS6 (Fig. 4), thus disabling switch LS6 when by-pass switch 3WSW is closed. The intermediate contacts of switch SWSW provide an obvious by-pass around limit switches LS3 and LS4 (Fig. 6), thus disabling them. The lower contacts of switch SWSW close an obvious circuit to a buzzer 101 (Fig. 2) which is in the cab and which will sound whenever by-pass switch 3WSW is closed, thus giving a warning to the operator of its closed condition.

Switch ZWSW (Fig. 4) is generally similar in struc ture and function to switch 3WSW and when closed it provides an obvious by-pass for limit switches LS14, L513, L512, LS11, LS17 and LS18 at its upper contacts. At its lower contacts it energizes buzzer 101 (Fig. 2).

Switch IWSW (Fig. 2) is generally similar to switches SWSW and ZWSW and when closed provides an obvious 

